Gary Moore

Gary Moore(Robert William Gary Moore),
(born April 4, 1952, Belfast, N.Ire.—died Feb. 6, 2011, Estepona, Spain), Irish guitarist who earned acclaim for his incendiary guitar playing in stints with the hard rock band Thin Lizzy and in a solo career. Moore began his career with the quartet Skid Row in Dublin in 1969 and first played with Thin Lizzy in 1973. He was especially noted for the ballad “Parisienne Walkways” on his solo album Back on the Streets (1979) and for his performance on Thin Lizzy’s Black Rose: A Rock Legend (1979), particularly on the title track. He recorded several heavy ... (100 of 159 words)